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OFTISMAL FORM WO. 10 3010-106 maT "$67 EDITION Gis GEM. REG. MO. 27 UNITED STATES C “ERNMENT Ansec. Dir, Asat. Dir; Memorandum — TO ee DATE: August 28, 1973 oom \ tall: 1X 1 - Mr. Gebhardt LaBératory FROM cou. nctohf l - Mr. McGowan | pent Beal — l - Mr. Gardner Training o i - Mr. Callahan ow inane SUBJECT’'UNITED FARM WORKERS AND “TEAMSTERS 1 - Mr. Baker cons: Sor UNION CONFRONTATION IN [IN KERN 1 - Mr. Walsh oeteersh ~ x - oo eo i eget COUNTY, CALIFORNIA i Telephone Ren, _ CIVIL TIGHTS . ‘at Director Sec'y _ > a Reference is made to Director Clarence f Kelley' ca > memorandum dated 8/27/73} which among other things, discussed the necessity of assigning some Spanish-speaking Agents to work Civil Rights cases which have arisen within the Sacramento Division as a result of the confrontations between pickets of the United Farm Workers (UFW) and the Teamsters Union. As background in this matter, on was held with Mr. William L. Gardner, Deputy Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division (CRD), U. S. Department of Justice (USDJ), wherein Mr. Gardner mentioned that Mr. Robert Murphy, Chief, Criminal Section, CRD, USDJ, had received a phone call ° earlier that day from Democratic U. S. Congressman Donald Edwards, loth Congressional California District, who had spent some time in the Kern County, California, area observing the strike situation involving the UFW and Teamsters Union. Mr. Gardner stated he had been informed by Mr. Murphy that Congressman Edwards stated he felt the Federal Bureau of Investigation was being hindered in its investigation of Civil Rights complaints b 2 lack of manpower and by a lack of A iscussion was held with Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Theodore P. Rosack, Sacramento Division, wherein ASAC Rosack stated at that time he felt he had sufficient personnel assigned to handle the investigations and that the two Spanish-speaking Agents then assigned in the area were sufficient to handle the work. He indicated that if a drastic increase in the number of cases occurred, he would reassess the manpower needs at =tee== =" fE7 2 Le On 8/24/73, ASAC Rosack advised he had begin @hfthetied3 by Mr. William Briggs, Special Investigator, JU. S. Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, who indicated h=== we === = Kern County area to investigate the acts of violence which had T™G:bap (7). Br CONTINUED - OVER th> Ny 4 e 1